Bryce Harper, local kid turned baseball star, hit his first big league home run this week and his team won. The next day he hit another, but the Washington Nationals lost. Both homers were blasts over the center field wall.
Boyd Gaming has filed for an extension on it’s Echelon Place building permits. County Commissioner wants to ad provisions that they clean the area up, landscape it and make it “appear” to not be a dead zone.
A Metro police dog was shot by a Metro police officer. Several officers and the dog were in pursuit of a suspect, the dog “got confused” and bit an officer. The dog backed off then started to the same officer again, and that’s when the officers partner shot the dog.
A meat specialist at Oklahoma State University has created the Vegas Strip steak, which is a new cut of beef, which was traditionally ground into hamburger meat or used as part of a roast. They say it tastes like chicken. Oops, I mean they say it tastes much like a strip steak or flat iron cut.
OJ Simpson wants out of prison. He has filed yet another appeal stating that his lawyers were not competent enough to clear him of charges.
Empire, a spinoff from the good folks who made the Absinthe show, will pitch a tent in the heart of Times Square in New York City starting on May 22. Look for it to be every bit as successful as Absinthe.
Idiot pedestrian of this week is a 9 year old boy trying to cross a freeway ramp and got smacked by a car.
American Casino and Entertainment, parent company of the Stratosphere and Arizona Charlies saw revenues improve over the first quarter, yet still posted a loss.
The Cosmopolitan is being sued by union workers in a class action lawsuit for wages and overtime pay.
A British man on holiday in Las Vegas was beaten and stabbed at a clip joint that authorities quickly shut down. A clip joint is a scam where taxis take people for sex, but it is disguised as a massage parlor or spa. With an ATM handy the joint gets as much money as they can from the tourist and tell them prostitution is illegal and to get out. If the guests tries to debate the transaction, they get roughed up.
Affinity Gaming, parents of Terribles in Las Vegas and Primm, posted profits higher than last quarter’s profit.
Caesars Entertainment fought the law and the law won. They filed a petition to get back $31 million in taxes regarding comp meals and the Nevada Tax Commission rejected it.
Steve Wynn purchased a $70 million penthouse in NYC overlooking Central Park.
Station Casinos reported a first quarter profit, up from a bad bankruptcy first quarter of last year.
Las Vegas Magician Nathan Burton has signed a 2 year extension to his contract at the Flamingo where he does afternoon shows. He will begin doing 7pm shows also as time and space permit in the showroom.
North Las Vegas is still in deep financial trouble and will have to lay off hundreds of city workers to keep from being taken over by the state.
Clark County School District will lay off over 1000 teachers and literary workers in an attempt to balance their $2 billion budget.
The Atomic Testing Museum has opened an Area 51 exhibit in the exhibit hall. It costs an extra $10 and IMHO it’s a disgrace to the museum which is based on facts and the tough truth. The Area 51 exhibit a high drama experience of the same thing you see on the History Channel.
Boyd Gaming is buying Peninsula Gaming for $1.5 billion. They have casinos in the midwest and south.
Las Vegas will get a near total eclipse as the moon passes in front of the sun at about 6:30pm. The areas around Mesquite, up towards St George Utah and up towards Reno will experience a full total eclipse.
A stabbing spree by two men in a pick up truck left 4 people injured in 3 separate attacks early on Thursday morning.
The owner of the huge mastiff that killed a one year old boy on his birthday has signed over ownership of the dog to the rescue group trying to save the dog.
First 100 degree day of the year at McCarran airport on Wednesday. This about 10 days earlier than average,
Elton John is canceling shows like crazy…yet again. No word on why.
Wayne Newton is being sued by the company that bought the rights to turn his property into a museum. They claim Newton is not moving forward to move out of the main building into a new secondary home so that work can begin on the main house.
Jimmy Buffett was granted a gaming license by the Mississippi Gaming Commission for his casino set to open next week in Biloxi.
The owner of the Glitter Gulch strip club downtown has been granted a gaming license. He was previously denied the license but has put in strict rules to keep out drugs and illegal dances.
Ron Shock, one of the funniest comics on the Las Vegas circuit has died of cancer at the Adelson Hospice in Houston Texas.
Two people died shortly after takeoff from Boulder City airport when their plane crashed. They were in a retired Czech military L-39 fighter jet.
The Silver Legacy Casino in Reno, half owned by MGM, has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization.
